Historic Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster finds new home
Kingda Ka, the 'King of Coasters" story continues after all.
The former-New Jersey roller coaster has found a new home in West Texas thanks to a dedicated three-man fan group on a mission to preserve a piece of the legendary coaster.
Known as the tallest and second-fastest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2005 and guaranteed riders thrills and chills for nearly 20 years.
Kingda Ka launched riders at speeds of 128 mph.
But sadly, the popular roller coaster was demolished in January, just shy of its 20th birthday.
That's when a plan dubbed "Teal Team Six" to rewrite Kingda Ka ending was put into motion.
According to a Fox 5 New York report, the team loaded Kingda Ka’s front car onto a 25-foot box truck and began the journey from Jackson to West Texas, where it will be housed permanently.
And now a piece of the track — the front car— will now wow art lovers at the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives, home to a collection of historic amusement ride vehicles and memorabilia.
Darrius Jones along with Phil and Colin Petrignani are the roller coaster enthusiasts leading Kingda Ka move from the Jersey Shore to the Dirty South.
"I was like, you know, that would be a really good way to close the chapter on Kingda Ka and just finish the story. Be a good way to take it, and now we know it’s going to be preserved forever," Phil Petrignani said.
